Presenting at SQL Saturday Baton Rouge
I'll be presenting two sessions at the SQL Saturday event in Baton Rouge on August 1. I'll be presenting a...
2009-07-06
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Blog Posts
Recovering Missing Templates in Visual Studio
Recently I decided to expand my coding knowledge and picked up a Visual Basic book. I’ve been working in this...
2009-07-06
785 reads
Richmond SQL Server Users Group
Actually a combination meeting of the Richmond .NET and SQL groups, put together for me. They normally meet on consecutive...
2009-07-06
740 reads
So Now I’m Gilligan, Finally
Okay I was tagged by Tim Mitchell on the Deserted Island scenario started by Tim Ford which goes like this:
So...
2009-07-06
490 reads
SQLSaturday Blog Launched
Since the beginning of SQLSaturday I’ve covered most of the news here on my blog, beginning this week I’ll be...
2009-07-06
464 reads
Fourth of July
Read the Declaration of Independence and then it’s time for fireworks and grilling, maybe some apple pie too!
2009-07-03
504 reads
Book Review: Rolling Thunder
Rolling Thunder ($7.99 @ Amazon) by John Varley is the third book in the series. I previously reviewed Red Thunder and...
2009-07-02
704 reads
HP Mini Netbook – Day 2
I arrived in Richmond, VA this morning earlier than expected. I was meeting a few people and things were pushed...
2009-07-02
1,463 reads
How to Become an Exceptional DBA, 2nd Edition, Now Available Free
About a year ago, the first edition of my book, How to Become an Exceptional DBA, was published. It was...
2009-07-01
1,815 reads
HP Netbook 1030NR Setup
Unpacking the netbook was pretty simple. Open it, grab the large one page poster, and then the netbook. There were...
2009-07-01
704 reads
Blogs
Upgrading SQL Server Containers on the Laptop
By Steve Jones
I don’t have SQL Server installed on my laptop. In an effort to keep...
How to Find Expensive Queries in Amazon Redshift
Slow-running queries can degrade your Redshift cluster’s performance and lead to increased costs. Identifying...
The Notification Trap: How Input Fatigue Is Killing Deep Work in Tech
By gbargsley
If you've been here before, you know this blog is usually about SQL Server,...
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How Long is a Long I/O?
In SQL Server 2025, a long I/O is recorded in the error log with message 833. How long much an I/O request be outstanding before this message is written to the log?
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